Sony, of course, has an event scheduled for Feb. 20 at which the next PlayStation console is expected to be formally revealed. If there's a new handheld configuration, it could be announced there as well.

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We've reached out to Sony to ask if it has any comment on upcoming Vita formats.

[Update] We've heard from a reader familiar with the Vita's development hardware that this could be the patent application for the devkit.

A Sony representative has told Kotaku the company does not comment on patents.